Titus Maccius Plautus
Titus Maccius Plautus was a Roman playwright of the Old Latin period. His comedies are the earliest Latin literary works to have survived in their entirety. He wrote Palliata comoedia, the genre devised by Livius Andronicus, the innovator of Latin literature. The word Plautine refers to both Plautus's own works and works similar to or influenced by his.
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The Captivi and the Mostellaria
In a world of mistaken identities and clever schemes, captives and masters engage in humorous trickery as they navigate the complexities of family and freedom in ancient Rome.
By Titus Maccius Plautus
Amphitryo, Asinaria, Aulularia, Bacchides, Captivi Amphitryon, The Comedy of Asses, The Pot of Gold, The Two Bacchises, The Captives
Gods meddle, identities blur, and laughter echoes as mistaken characters navigate through the chaos of love and war.
By Titus Maccius Plautus